Social Justice

Anti-Semitic Comments by Athletes Demand a Better Response

Anti-Semitic Comments by Athletes Demand a Better Response Anti-Semitic Comments by Athletes Demand a Better Response

But not from the craven right wing that abides it in their own ranks—and not as an excuse for anti-Blackness.

Jul 16, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Austin, Texas, Just Voted to End the Drug War

Austin, Texas, Just Voted to End the Drug War Austin, Texas, Just Voted to End the Drug War

Voters just nominated a candidate for DA who says, “On day one, we will end the prosecution of low-level drug offenses.”

Jul 16, 2020 / John Nichols

Say Their Names. Black Lives Matter.

Say Their Names. Black Lives Matter. Say Their Names. Black Lives Matter.

Photograph of painting intervention on plywood-covered store windows in NYC, June 2020.

Jul 15, 2020 / OppArt / Chris Schiavo

John Early Is the Left’s Funniest Comedian

John Early Is the Left’s Funniest Comedian John Early Is the Left’s Funniest Comedian

We talked to Early about his socialist heroes, the latest season of HBO’s Search Party, and how comedy is facing the politics of the moment.

Jul 15, 2020 / Q&A / Rima Parikh

We Testify abortion storytellers

The Covid Crisis Reveals the Need to Abolish Abortion Restrictions The Covid Crisis Reveals the Need to Abolish Abortion Restrictions

What kind of nation allows people to be prosecuted for health care?

Jul 15, 2020 / Renee Bracey Sherman

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Letters From the July 27/August 3, 2020, Issue Letters From the July 27/August 3, 2020, Issue

A family legacy… The beef with red meat… Taxing efforts…

Jul 14, 2020 / Our Readers and Jane McAlevey

Lee Canceled

Lee Canceled Lee Canceled

Bad-Lee remembered.

Jul 14, 2020 / OppArt / Ron Hauge

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From Uprising to Reconstruction From Uprising to Reconstruction

History teaches us Reconstruction is possible—and necessary.

Jul 13, 2020 / K. Sabeel Rahman and Dorian T. Warren

Inciter in Chief

Inciter in Chief Inciter in Chief

Trump promotes division.

Jul 13, 2020 / OppArt / Sue Coe

Tear Down the Monuments, Bring Our Cities to Life

Tear Down the Monuments, Bring Our Cities to Life Tear Down the Monuments, Bring Our Cities to Life

In Richmond, the sites of former monuments to the Confederacy have become lively spaces for activism and memorializing those lost to police violence.

Jul 13, 2020 / Photo Essay / Katie Orlinsky, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

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